Plant Engineer

Job Title: Plant Engineer Job Description
The Plant Engineer leads all engineering activities supporting manufacturing operations, with ownership across automation, maintenance, safety, and facilities. This role closely partners with production leadership and drives equipment reliability, continuous improvement, and safe operation of plant systems. This position is both strategic and hands-on, requiring strong leadership skills along with deep technical capability in automation, PLCs, machine design, and preventive maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering activities supporting manufacturing operations.
- Collaborate with production leadership to ensure equipment reliability and safe operation.
- Develop and manage preventive maintenance programs to drive uptime and long-term equipment performance.
- Oversee the design of custom machines and integrate automation within existing plant systems.
- Ensure industrial safety by implementing machine safety systems and vision systems for quality control.
- Provide technical leadership and real-time support for production decisions.
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and automation systems.
Essential Skills
- Strong hands-on experience programming and troubleshooting Omron PLCs and ladder logic.
- Proven ability in machine design and automation integration.
- Experience in developing and executing preventive maintenance programs.
- Working knowledge of industrial safety systems and vision systems.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical, mechanical, and automation systems.
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- 310 years in an engineering leadership or senior technical role.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with machine automation and sequencing.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical prints, mechanical drawings, and process specifications.
Work Environment
The work environment involves working closely with production leadership and engineering teams within a manufacturing setting. The role requires both strategic planning and hands-on involvement with plant systems. The engineer will work with technologies related to PLCs, automation, machine safety systems, and vision systems for inspection and quality control.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of North Canton, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $43.27/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of North Canton, OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 15, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in North Canton,OH. About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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